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Featured Piano Teachers Near Hayward, CA

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Here are just a few of the many teachers offering Piano lessons in Hayward . Whether you are looking for beginner guitar lessons for your kids, or are an adult wanting to improve your skills, the instructors in our network are ready to help you now!

Jaime M

Instruments: Piano Flute Piccolo

For beginning students, I place a large emphasis on the fundamentals i.e. scales, chord progressions etc. I also start them on solo pieces and like them to choose the pieces they are working on. I believe that if they choose their repertoire then they will have greater love and enthusiasm for the music. I also encourage them to push beyond what they think they can do. I work hard to match my teaching style to the needs of each and every student. Read More

Dana S

Instruments: Piano Voice Keyboard

For piano the first part of the lesson is always technique (like doing push ups and running laps before u get on the court or field). Scales, Hanon, arpeggios etc... Then working on reading music and learning repertoire. Also fun parts, which depend on the student. Fun parts could be learning chord progressions of their favorite songs or writing their own music, or learning an cool jazz or rock jam song, learning how to be comfortable improvising, jamming with others etc.. Read More

Richard Max H

Instruments: Piano Clarinet

My greastest reward is seeing each student develop a greater love of music as they progress and come to be able to express their personal feelings through music. It is important that each student progress at his or her own pace. I encourage this by setting realistic goals at each lesson. By acknowledging their accomplishments this helps build a desire to progress and makes students eager to learn more. By helping them learn how to use the hand, wrist, arm and upper torso, they learn tone control and musical phrasing. Read More

David H

Instruments: Piano

My students are provided with a solid musical and technical foundation that allows them to feel comfortable in any of the countless musical contexts they will encounter as they embark on a life-long musical journey! Most piano methods books are "C and G-centric," causing students to learn to only feel comfortable playing on the white keys and then become either terrified or bewildered any time there is more than one sharp or flat in the key signature. Read More

Ronald T

Instruments: Piano Guitar Music Electric Guitar Classical Guitar Acoustic Guitar

I start my beginning students with Alfred guitar method. If someone wants classical lessons I start them with the Fredrick Noad books and some Sor and Segovia studies. For people interested in improvisation we begin with Blues and then take it where you want to go. Advanced students I give more master class type lessons where we discuss more advanced music ideas. Read More

Patrick M

Instruments: Piano Trombone

I learned my fundamentals as a musician from my musician mother who is a vocalist and childhood piano teachers she set me up with from ages 4-12. At the age of 12, I picked up the trombone in the school instrumental program. I continued to play in school bands throughout my education and in high school, I was set up with a private trombone instructor. Throughout high school and college Ive studied with professional trombonists: Don Kennelly - SF Opera Bass Trombone, Dave Martell, David Taylor - New York, and Doug Beavers and John Gove. Read More

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Stefan F

Instruments: Piano Guitar Voice Synthesizer Keyboard Acoustic Guitar

What advice do you have about practicing effectively?
You will hear this over and over (no pun intended) but repetition, ear breaks and time limits are a key to practicing effectively. When learning a song, usually there are phrases that become challenges and can stop you from learning the song in its entirety. Next time when faced with one of these difficult phrases, try following these steps; 1. play the part as slowly as needed for you to play it without stopping. 2, Play it at the same pace 5 times in a row. 2. After the 5th time, try playing it at a tempo closer to the songs original tempo. 3. If you ever begin to feel overwhelmed from the repetition take a walk, get some water or do something else to give your ears a rest. 4. When you think you're ready, try playing it again in repetition until you can play it with ease!

How do I know if my child is ready to start lessons?
I believe the first indicator is when a child is beginning to show interest in instruments or music. This could include your child spending time messing with a piano or showing an interest in hitting a percussion instrument Other signs of knowing could include if your child is beginning to sing along to songs, tap their foot, head or hand to music. Anytime a child begins to show signs that they are registering and following the rhythm or melody of a song can have these musical skills developed!

When will I start to see results?
This depends completely on your learning style, pace of learning and free time! Consistent practicing within a set time frame on a daily basis will guarantee visible results in all facets of your playing. The older we get the more developed our ears get as well. If you're beginning in middle school and are driven, I've seen students improve in as quickly as a month. If you're in high school or are an adult, I've had students learn simple songs in no less than a week! Again, this is all dependent upon your own drive, interest, time spent playing and learning style.

Did you have a teacher that inspired you to go into music? How did they inspire you?
This teacher would easily by Alison Rainey! Her demeanor was approachable, positive and well organized. She wrote her own lyrics, played piano and sang in a band outside of lessons which heavily inspired me at the time to practice reading sheet music, follow her songwriting & practice strategies and eventually perform live at piano recitals! She also was open to me bringing in songs I was interested in and taught me how to break down the song into learn-able segments. All in all, Alison inspired me by instilling practical strategies that could make my musical dreams a reality!

Why did you choose your primary instrument?
It was the first instrument I ever picked up and is to this day my favorite as well! I practiced piano on my own and with friends fairly often and eventually felt comfortable playing in a variety of settings in high school. I was very shy in high school and playing keyboards & piano with others was how I met new people, made and developed new friendships. Also, there are a huge variety of styles one can play on piano and I use it to compose string, guitar and bass arrangements for neo soul and classical music I've been composing.

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